King Charles’ brother moving to Sandringham estate — 8 facts about disgraced royal Andrew’s new home

King Charles’ brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is in the limelight since the Buckingham Palace confirmed that he will be formally stripped of all his honours and titles. Besides this, Andrew has been asked to vacate the Royal Lodge, the huge mansion that has been his abode for more than two decades.

A formal notice was reportedly served to Andrew on October 30 to surrender his 75-year lease of Royal Lodge. He will have to leave this Windsor mansion and move to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk most probably by next year, BBC reported.

Although it is unclear when Andrew will leave Windsor, west of the British capital London, but the formalities are expected to take time. Embroiled in controversy due to his close associations with sex offender Jeffery Epstein, both 65-year-old Andrew and his 66-year-old ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will have to move out of their current home following the exile order by King Charles III.

Sarah Ferguson, who shares daughters Beatrice and Eugenie with Andrew and resides at the Royal Lodge. Let’s find out key details about the sprawling estate that Andrew will soon call home.

• The country estate, belonging to Queen Victoria’s eldest son, served as the prime location for the royal family gatherings during Christmas every year.
• The most famous stately home in Norfolk features 600 acres of royal parkland and around150 properties.
• Situated on England’s east coast, the estate features organic farm, sawmill, residential and commercial properties, local parishes and communities.
• Notably, the estate is surrounded by 16,000 acres of farmland and 3,500 acres of woodland.

It is important to note that the Sandringham House and its extensive surrounding estate is privately owned by the sovereign and have been handed down through the generations. Meanwhile, Andrew’s current home in Windsor is managed by the British state as it is a part of the Crown Estate.